Environmental Causes
Animal Awareness:
African Wildlife Foundation:
"Our mission is to ensure wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa. With this mission statement, AWF is embracing the place of wildlife and wildlands not in opposition to an economically developed Africa, but as a critical and inexorable element of Africa's vibrant future. "
Bergin, Patrick. “A New Brand for a Vibrant Future.” African Wildlife Foundation, www.awf.org/blog/new-brand-vibrant-future.
AfriCat Foundation:
"The AfriCat Foundation is committed to the long term conservation of Namibia’s wildlife. Its’ mission is to make a significant contribution to conservation through research and education."
“Home.” The AfriCat Foundation, 11 July 2020, africat.org/.
Animal Welfare Institute -
"Since 1951,the Animal Welfare Institutehas been dedicated to reducing animal suffering caused by people.We seek better treatment of animals everywhere—in the laboratory on the farm, in commerce, at home, and in the wild."
Animal Welfare Institute, awionline.org/.
Australian Koala Foundation:
"The mission of the Australian Koala Foundation is to be a highly credible, respected and compassionate international scientific organisation which will diminish the threat to the survival of koalas and be an example so as to increase the consciousness of all global citizens and enable them to reverse the rapid degeneration of all the world's flora and fauna."
“Australian Koala Foundation.” Mission Statement & Objectives | Australian Koala Foundation, www.savethekoala.com/about-us/mission-statement-objectives.
Best Friends Animal Society:
"The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by helping end the killing in America's animal shelters through building community programs and partnerships all across the nation. We believe that by working together we can Save Them All."
“Our Mission.” Best Friends Animal Society, bestfriends.org/about-best-friends/our-mission.
The HoneyBee Conservancy:
"Like you, we’re passionate about helping bees and creating a world where everybody has equal access to fresh food. Our honey bee charity brings inspiration and education to schools and communities. We work to create more habitat for bees. We also partner with gardens and urban farms across the U.S. and Canada to create bee sanctuaries that pollinate, educate and help build a greener, more sustainable world."
“Our Work - Our Honey Bee Charity.” The Honeybee Conservancy, thehoneybeeconservancy.org/our-work/.
The Humane Society-
Together with millions of supporters, we take on puppy mills, factory farms, the fur trade, trophy hunting, animal cosmetics testing and other cruel industries. We rescue and care for thousands of animals every year through our Animal Rescue Team’s work and other hands-on animal care services. We fight all forms of animal cruelty to achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society.
“Our Mission.” The Humane Society of the United States, www.humanesociety.org/our-mission.
Wildlife alliance:
"Wildlife Alliance is at the forefront of direct conservation action. Thanks to your donation, our team is able to successfully carry out frontline programs that have protected some of the world’s most threatened forests and wild species/"
“About Us.” Wildlife Alliance, 12 Mar. 2018, www.wildlifealliance.org/about-us/.
Earth Awareness:
Earth Day
"Our mission? To build the world’s largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and planet. Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 190 countries to drive positive action for our planet."
“About Us.” Earth Day, 11 June 2020, www.earthday.org/about-us/.
Friends of the Earth
"Together we speak truth to power and expose those who endanger the health of people and the planet for corporate profit. We organize to build long-term political power and campaign to change the rules of our economic and political systems that create injustice and destroy nature."
“About Us • Friends of the Earth.” Friends of the Earth, 23 Mar. 2020, foe.org/about-us/.
GreenPeace Fund
"Greenpeace's mission is to expose global environmental problems, and promote solutions for future generations. Greenpeace Fund Inc, is a separate non-profit organization set up to continue the vital work of Greenpeace by increasing public awareness through research and education. We are the leading independent environmental organization in the world, and accept no money from governments or corporations."
Greenpeace Fund, greenpeacefund.org/.
Natural Resources Defense Council-
"NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.We combine the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild."
“About Us.” NRDC, 6 May 2020, www.nrdc.org/about?gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8r4BRCzARIsAA21i_CimaHT4ZDg55bFWTxvT4yYsn0pNXHb9d2PAqtnTXI2TAEHOOBLEeYaAq7-EALw_wcB.
The Sierra Club Foundation
"The Sierra Club Foundation promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment."
“About the Sierra Club Foundation: The Sierra Club Foundation.” About the Sierra Club Foundation | The Sierra Club Foundation, www.sierraclubfoundation.org/about-scf?gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8r4BRCzARIsAA21i_A6iTwJxLWzPZR8PNoPAxtw9TcUn4wpXsxPLPOo27yziw3siKPvP4gaAhvKEALw_wcB.
Union of Concerned Scientists-
"We tackle some of the hardest problems facing humanity with the commitment and urgency they require. We work to improve the human condition, help communities build resilience, and support and restore thriving natural ecosystems. We fight back when safeguards are sacrificed for private profit, and we persevere until we achieve our goals."
“Our Values.” Union of Concerned Scientists, www.ucsusa.org/about/our-values.
Wildlife Conservation Network:
"WCN started with a couple of employees working out of Co-founder Charlie Knowles’ guest house, raising $600,000 in its first year; it has since grown to a San Francisco-based office with a 21-person staff who raised over $24 million for conservation last year. Though we have grown our Partner Network, staff, and dollars raised for conservation, our core values remain the same."
“About Wildlife Conservation Network - Story, Values, and Team.” Wildlife Conservation Network, 29 June 2020, wildnet.org/about/.
World Resources Institute-
"WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations."
“Mission & Goals.” World Resources Institute, 27 May 2020, www.wri.org/about/mission-goals.
Prevent Deforestation:
AMAZON Watch-
"Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems."
“The Amazon: A Global Treasure.” Amazon Watch, amazonwatch.org/about.
Earth Justice-
"Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit public interest environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change."
“About.” Earthjustice, 1 Nov. 2019, earthjustice.org/about.
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Rain Forest Action Network-
"Rainforest Action Network preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through frontline partnerships and strategic campaigns."
“Mission and Values.” Rainforest Action Network, 6 Aug. 2018, www.ran.org/mission-and-values/.
Rainforest Alliance-
"We work at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests. By bringing diverse allies together, we are making a deep-rooted change on some of the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. Together, we protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis"
“Our Approach.” Rainforest Alliance, www.rainforest-alliance.org/approach.
WeForest-
"Building upon corporate and scientific partnerships, WeForest empowers communities to sustainably advance and implement innovative, high standard, scalable and lasting solutions to restore forest landscapes."
“About Us.” WeForest, 10 Mar. 2020, www.weforest.org/page/about-us.
Trees for the future-
"The Forest Garden Program is a simple, replicable, and scalable approach with proven success. We train farmers over a four year period to sustainably revitalize their land. We provide all of the training, seeds, tools, and materials. The farmers come prepared with their own land and ready to change their family’s life. Through our Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil. This helps farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables. Forest Garden farmers gain increases in income and food security, even in the first year."
“Our Approach.” Trees For the Future, 4 May 2020, trees.org/approach/.
Ocean/Marine Life Conservation:
Coral Reef Alliance-
"The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is a non-profit, environmental NGO that is on a mission to save the world’s coral reefs. We work collaboratively with communities to reduce direct threats to reefs in ways that provide long-term benefits to people and wildlife. In parallel, CORAL is actively expanding the scientific understanding of how corals adapt to climate change and is applying this information to give reefs the best chance to thrive for generations to come. Our broad expertise uniquely positions us to rally the conservation community around scalable and effective solutions for coral reefs around the world."
“Home.” Coral Reef Alliance, coral.org/.
Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation-
"The funds we raise are directed at projects with large-scale impact – helping protect the coral reefs and the animals that depend on them. Working closely with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, we help to regenerate and restore the Great Barrier Reef, building its resilience in the face of major threats. With the landmark review and implementation of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, we’re helping to deliver practical solutions and actions for the Reef more quickly, more efficiently and more effectively."
“About Us.” Great Barrier Reef Foundation, www.barrierreef.org/what-we-do/about-us.
Oceana-
"Oceana seeks to make our oceans more biodiverse and abundant by winning policy victories in the countries that govern much of the world's marine life. Oceana, founded in 2001, is the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Our offices around the world work together to win strategic, directed campaigns that achieve measurable outcomes that will help make our oceans more bio diverse and abundant."
“What We Do.” Oceana, oceana.org/what-we-do.
Ocean Conservancy-
"OCEAN CONSERVANCY IS WORKING WITH YOU TO PROTECT THE OCEAN FROM TODAY’S GREATEST GLOBAL CHALLENGES. TOGETHER, WE CREATE SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN AND THE WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON IT."
CEO, Janis Searles Jones, and Emily Woglom. “About Us.” Ocean Conservancy, oceanconservancy.org/about/.
Save Our Seas- Currently Not Available
Save Our Seas Foundation, saveourseas.com/.
Save the sharks-
"One of our objectives is to bring more educational awareness to the public who otherwise wouldn’t know much about issues that sharks face today.Our second objective is to conduct independent dive surveys that highlight the relationships between people and sharks, and how we can better them. We aim to get shark products and meat off of menus and out of stores."
Save The Sharks, www.savethesharksorg.com/.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society-
"At Sea Shepherd, we are bold because we must be. With innumerable marine wildlife species on the brink of extinction, the stakes are much too high to be timid. We are always on the front lines. We go where others cannot or will not, operating within the boundaries of practicality and adhering to the guidelines defined by international and domestic law. From our inception in 1977, as a small organization with one boat, Sea Shepherd has grown to become a global movement of thousands of passionate and courageous volunteers working on the decks of ten ships – and soon to be more – operating all around the planet. Our message over these last four decades has been consistent and transparent: we expose, intercept, and oppose illegal operations that damage and destroy marine wildlife and habitats."
“Our Story.” Seashepherd.org, 4 Mar. 2020, seashepherd.org/our-story/.